THE PASTOR'S 



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THE PASTOR'S 



Complete Hand Book 



REGISTER, 



Rev. F. D. RICK5RSON, 

Pastor Vermont St. Baptist Church, Quincy, 111. 



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CHICAGO: ^i^lKG"^ ^ ■•'■'-• 

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR. 

C. R. BLACKALL, GENERAL AGENT, 61 WASHINGTON STREET. 

1875. 



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Entered according to Act of Congrope in the year 1874, by 

F. D. RICKEESON, 
in the ofllce of the Librarian of Congress :it Washington. 



The Library 

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PAGE. 

Perpetual Calendar. 
The Author's Note ------ 5 

Acknowledgment - - - - - - - 6 

CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. 
Invitation --------7 

The Way -------- 8 

Reward - - - - - - - -10 

Warning ----^^--11 

SELECTIONS FOR THE SICK. 

Hope - - - - - - - - -12 

Thanksgiving - -- - - - - 14 

Victory --. .-_- 16 

SELECTIONS FOR FUNERALS. 
General - - - - - - - -18 

The Aged --------22 

Children --.-----23 

Sudden Death - - ----- 26 

The Unconverted - - - - - - * - zy 

Asleep in Jesus - --- - - - 29 

Resurrection - - -32 

A Well of Comfort - - - - - " - s^ 

At the Grave - - - - - - - -41 

Burial Service of the Protestant Episcopal Church - 42 

Marriage Services - -- - - - -57 

Marriage Service of the Protestant Episcopal Church 59 

Benedictions - - - - - - - -62 

A few Principles of Parliamentary Practice - - 63 

Form for License to Preach 66 

Form for Traveling Letter - - - - - 66 
Form for Ecclesiastical Council . - - - - 6.6 

Form for Church Letter of Dismission - - - 67 
Form for Church Book of Record - - - - 68 

Plans of Funeral Addresses. 

Record cf Funeral Services. 

Occasional Services. 

Record of Marriages. 

List of Church Members, 

Visiting List. 

Memoranda. 



PAGE. 

Asleep in Jesus - - - - - - -48 

Come, brethren, don't grow weary - - - - 50 

Come ye disconsolate - 52 

Dear Father, to thy mercy seat - - - - 46 

Father, whate'er of earthly bliss - - - - 55 

How blest the righteous when he dies - - - 54 

How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord - - 46 

I'm but a ftranger here - - - - - 51 

In the christian's home in glory - - - - 50 

I would not live alway ------ 49 

Jesus, lover of my soul ------ 47 

My days are gliding swiftly by - - . - - 49 

My heavenly home is bright and fair - - - - 56 

Oh, for the death of those - - - - - 53 

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand - * - - . -51 

Shall we gather at the river - - - - - 53 

Sister, thou wast mild and lovely - - - - 47 

There is an hour of peaceful rest - . - - - 56 

We are coming, blessed Saviour - - - - 54 

We speak of the realms of the blest . - - - 55 

When shall we meet again 48 

Why do we mourn departing friends - - - 52 



The Author's Note. 



This little book is an outgrowth of the Author's 
pastoral work and needs. It is offered to his fellow- 
laborers for Christ, with the earnest wish and prayer 
that it may be a cherished friend, a generous helper 
in their labors of love. Through it he extends his 
hand, and bids Godspeed to all who love our Lord 
Jesus, and are called to his ministry of reconciliation. 
He will be well content if, through the helpfulness of 
his book, any brother in the Lord is made stronger 
for his work, or any sorrowing one becomes "as one 
whom his mother comforteth." 

F. D. RICKERSON. 

Quincy, 111., December, 1874. 



A 



CKNOWLEDGMENT. 



The author is indebted to Messrs. Biglow & Main 
for permission to use the following tunes: Rest, Foster, 
Shall we Gathei'- at the River, Sweet Rest in Heaven, and 
We are Comiyig; and to Messrs. O. Ditson & Co., for 
permission to use Mount Vernon, Naomi, Dennis, Var- 
ina, Unity, The Shining Shore, and Heaven is my Home, 



Isaiah 55: 1-3 : 6-9. 

TTO, ever}' one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and 
-^ -*- he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, 
come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? 
and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken dili- 
gentl\- unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your 
soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come 
unto me: hear, and your soul shall live. 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon 
him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and 
the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto 
the Lord, and he v/ill have mercy upon him; and to our 
God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are 
not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the 
Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are 
my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your 
thoughts. 

Isaiah 45: 22, 23. 

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; 
for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by my- 
self, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and 
shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every 
tongue shall swear. 

MATTHEW II : 28-30. 

Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and 
I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of 
me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest 
unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is 
light. 7 



CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. 



REVELATION 22 : I7. 

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that 
heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And 
whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. 

THE 'Vstj^'y:. 

JOHN 3 : 14-17. 

A ND as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even 
-^^- so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whosoever 
believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For 
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to 
condemn the world; but that the world through him might 
be saved. 

JOHN 6 : 35-40. 

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that 
Cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on 
me shall never thirst. But I said unto yow, that ye also have 
seen me and believe not. All that the Father giveth me 
shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no 
wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do 
mine own will; but the will of him that sent me. And this 
is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he 
hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it ap 
again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent 
me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on 
him, may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the 
last day. 

JOHN 4 : 13, 14. 

Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of 
this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the 
water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water 
that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing 
up into everlasting life. 



CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. 



JOHN 14: 5-7. 

Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou 
goest, and how can we know the way ? Jesus saith unto 
him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh 
unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should 
have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know 
him, and have seen him. 

ACTS 16: 25-33. 

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises 
unto God, and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly 
there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the 
prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were 
opened, and every one's bands were loosed. And the keeper 
of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison 
doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed 
himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.. But 
Paul cried with a loud voice, saying. Do thyself no harm; 
for we are all here. Then he called for a light, and sprang 
in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Sila.^, 
and brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be 
saved.? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and 
thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto 
him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed 
their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 

MATTHEW 10: 32, 33. 

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him. will 
I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But 
whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny 
befove my Father which is in heaven^ 

LUKE 23: 42, 43. 

And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou 
comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him. Verily 
I say unto thee. To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. 



lO CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. 



12, IE "V^ ^ lE^ X) . 

EPHESIANS 2: 19-23. 

A^ FTER a long time the lord of those servants cometh, 
-^^- and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received 
five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, ■ 
thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained 
beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well 
done, thou good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful 
over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things; 
enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received 
two talents came and said. Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two 
talents; behold I have gained two other talents beside them. 
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; 
thou hast been faithful over a few things, I wiU make thee 
ruler over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 

I PETER 2: 4-7. 

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed 
of men, but chosen of God, and precious. Ye also, as lively 
stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to 
ofi'er up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to G^d by Jesus Christ. 
Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay 
in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that be- 
lieveth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore 
which believe, he is precious. 

MATTHEW 25: 19-22, 34-40. 

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, 
but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of 
God. And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and 
prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone. 
In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto 
a holv temple in the Lord. In whom ye also are builded 
together for a habitation of God through the spirit. Then 
shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye 



CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. II 

blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you 
from the foundation of the world. For I was a hungered, 
and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; 
I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed 
me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye 
came unto me. 

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. Lord, when 
saw we thee a hungered, and fed thee ? or thirsty, and gave 
thee drink ? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee 
in ? or naked, and clothed thee ? Or when saw we thee sick, 
or in prison, and came unto thee ? And the King shall an- 
swer and say unto them. Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch 
as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, 
ye have done it unto me. 

REVELATION 3: 12. 

Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple 

of my God, and he shall go no more out; and will write upon 
him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my'' 
God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of 
heaven from my God; and I will write upon him my new 
name. 

MATIHEW 10: 37-39. 

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not 
worthy of me, and he that loveth son or daughter more than 
me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross 
and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth 
his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life, for my sake, 
shall find it. 

JOHN 3: 18, 19, 35, 36. 

He that believeth on him is not- condemned; but he that 
believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not be- 
lieved in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And 
this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world. 



12 THE SICK. 



and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds 
were evil. 

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into 
his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting 
life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but 
the wrath of God abideth on him. 



h:o:pe. 

ISAIAH 38: 1-8. 

TN those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah, 
^ the prophet, the son of Amoz, came unto him, and said 
unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for 
thou shalt die, and not live. Then Hezekiah turned his face 
toward the wall, and* prayed unto the Lord, and said. Re- 
member now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked 
before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done 
that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 
Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying. Go, and 
say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy 
father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold 
I will add unto thy days fifteen years. And I will deliver 
thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and 
I will defend this city. And this shall be a sign unto thee 
from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath 
spoken. Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, 
which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees back- 
ward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it 
was gone down. . 

PSALM 23. 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh 
me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the 



THE SICK, 13 



Still waters; he restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths 
of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk 
through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, 
for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 
Thou preparest a .table before me in the presence of mine 
enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth 
over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all ihe 
days of my life; and Iwill dwell in the house of the Lord 
for ever. 

JOHN 11: 1-5. 

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, 
the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was that Mary 
which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet 
with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Therefore 
his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou 
lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, this sickness 
is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of 
God might be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, 
and her sister, and Lazarus. 

I PETER I: 6-9. 

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if 
need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations; 
that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of 
gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be 
found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of 
Jesus Christ; whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, 
though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with jov 
unspeakable and full of glory; receiving the end of your faith, 
even the salvation of your souls. 

MARK 5; 25-34. 

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve 
years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and 
had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but 
rather grew worse, when she had heard of Jesus, came in 
the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If 



14 THE SICK. 



I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straight- 
way the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in 
her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, 
immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of 
him, turned him about in the press, and said. Who touched 
my clothes ? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the 
multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me ? 
And he looked round about to see her that had done this 
thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what 
was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told 
him all the truth. And he said unto her. Daughter, thy faith 
hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy 
plague. 

JOHN 5: 2-9. 

Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, 
which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five 
porches. In these lay a great m.ultitude of impotent folk, of 
blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, 
and troubled the water; whosoever then first after the troub- 
ling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever 
disease he had. And a certain man was there, which had an 
infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, 
and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he 
saith unto him. Wilt thou be made whole ? The impotent 
man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is 
troubled, to put m.e into the pool; but while I am coming, 
another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, 
Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man 
was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on 
the same day was the sabbath. 

JONAH 3: 3-9. 

OR thou hast cast me into the deep, in the midst of the 
seas: and the floods compassed me about; all thy billows 



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and thy waves passed over me. Then I said, I am cast out 
of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the depth 
closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my 
head. I went down to the bottoms of the mbuntains; the 
earth with her bars was about me for ever; yet hast thou 
brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God. When 
my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord; and my 
prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. They that 
observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. ^But I will 
sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay 
that which I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord. 

ISAIAH ^8: 17-20. 

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness; but thou hast in 
love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for 
thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. For the grave 
cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee; they that 
go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, 
the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day; the father 
to the children shall make known thy truth. The Lord was 
ready to save me; therefore we will sing my songs to the 
stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of 
the Lord. 

PSALM 34: i-io. 

I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continu- 
ally be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the 
Lord; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify 
the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I 
sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all 
my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened; and 
their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the 
Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The 
angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, 
and delivereth them. O taste and see that the Lord is good; 
blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, ve 



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THE SICK. 



his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him. Th? 
young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but they that seek the 
Lord shall not want any good thing. 

PSALM 119: 65-68, 71. 

Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according 
unto thy word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge; 
for I have believed thy commandments. Before I was afflicted 
I went astray, but now have I kept thy word. Thou art good, 
and doest good; teach me thy statutes. It is good for me 
that I have heen afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 
PSALM 30. 

I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and 
hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. Lord my God, 
I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O Lord, thou 
hast brought up my soul from the grave; thou hast kept me 
alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing unto the 
Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance 
of his holiness. For his anger endureth but a. moment; in 
his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but jo}- 
Cometh in the morning. And in my prosperity I said, I shall 
never be moved: Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my 
mountain to stand strong; thou didst hide thy face, and I 
was troubled. I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord 
I made supplication. What profit is there in my blood, 
when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee ? shall 
it declare thy truth? Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon 
me; Lord, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me m}- 
mourning into dancing; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and 
girded me with gladness; to the end that my glory may sin,:^ 
praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord m.y God, I will 
give thanks unto thee for ever. 

■VICTo:E^"^- 

II TIMOTHY 4: 6-8. 

FOR I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my 
departure is at hand. I have fou.eht a good fight, I have 



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finished my course, I have kept ihe faith; henceforth there 
is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, 
the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me 
only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 

PHiLrppiANS i: 21-23. 

For to me to Hve is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I 
live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour; yet what I 
shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, 
having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is 
far better. 

I PETER i: 3-5. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us 
again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ 
from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, 
and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who 
are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation 
ready to be revealed in the last time. 

MATTHEW 25: 34. 

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared 
for you from the foundation of the world. 

REVELATION 22: 12-14, 20. 

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, 
to give every man according as his work shall be. I am 
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and 
the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that 
they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in 
through the gates into the city. 

He which testifieth these things, saith. Surely I come 
quickly. Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus. 



FUNERAL SERVICES. 



JOB 14: I, Z, 18-21. 

T\ /f AN that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of 
-^ -^-trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut 
down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. And 
surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock 
is removed out of his place. The waters wear the stones; 
thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of 
the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. Thou 
prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; thou changest 
his countenance, and sendest him away. His sons come to 
honour, and he knoweth it not. 

ISAIAH 40: 6-8. 

The voice said. Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All 
flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of 
the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the 
spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. 
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our 
God shall stand for ever. 

JOB 7: I, 6-10. 

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not 
his days also like the days of a hireling? My days are swifter 
than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. O re- 
member that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see 
good. The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no 
more; thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. As the cloud 
is consumed and vanisheth away, so he that goeth down to 
the grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more 
to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 

ECCLESIASTES J: 2-4. 

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the house of feasting, for that is the end of all men; and the 
Hving will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: 
for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. 
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the 
heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 

ECCLESIASTES 8: 8. 

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain 
the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death; and 
there is no discharge in that war. 

PSALM 39: 4, 5. 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my 
days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. "Behold, 
thou hast made my days as a handbreadth, and mine age is 
as nothing before thee; verily every man at his best state is 
altogether vanity. 

ECCLESIASTES 9: lO. 

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; 
for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, 
in the grave, whither thou goest. 

JOHN 9: 4. 

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is 
day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 
JOB 5: 6, 7, 17-20. 

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither 
doth trouble spring out of the ground, yet man is born unto 
trouble, as the sparks fly upward. Behold, happy is the man 
whom God correcteth; therefore despise not thou the chasten- 
ing of the Almighty: for he maketh sore, and bindeth up; 
he woundeth, and his hands make whole. He shall deliver 
thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch 
thee. In famine he shall redeem thee from death, and in 
war from the power of the sword. 

PSALM 119: 73-77. 

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understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. They 
that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have 
hoped in thy word. I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are 
right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Let, I 
pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according 
to thy word unto thy servant. Let thy tender mercies come 
unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight. 
PROVERBS 3: II, 12. 

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be 
weary of his correction; for whom the Lord loveth he cor- 
recteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 
ISAIAH 48:9-11. 

For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my 
praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. Behold, 
I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee 
in the furnace of affliction. For mine own sake, even for 
mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be 
polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. 

HEBREWS 12: 5" 1 3. 

And ve have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh 
unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the 
chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of 
him; for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth 
every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God 
dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the 
father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, 
whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 
Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected 
us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be 
in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they 
verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; 
but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holi- 
ness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, 
but grievous; nevertheless, afterward ityieldeth the peaceable 
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Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble 
knees; and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which 
is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. 

ISAIAH 41: 17, 18. 

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, 
and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, 
I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers 
in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I 
will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land 
springs of water. 

PHiLrppiANS 2: 5-1 1. 

Let this mind be in you, whicn was also in Christ Jesus; 
who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be 
equal with God; but made himself of no reputation, and took 
upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness 
of men; and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled 
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of 
the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and 
given him a name which is above every name; that at the 
name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, 
and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that 
eveiy tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the 
glory of God the Father. 

II CORINTHIANS 5: I-IO. 

For we know that, if our earthly house of this tabernacle 
were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made 
with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, 
earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which 
is from heaven; if so be that being clothed we shall not be 
found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, 
being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but 
clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 
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who also hath given unto us the earnest of the spirit. There- 
fore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at 
home in the body, we are absent from the Lord; for we walk 
by faith, not by sight; we are confident, I say, and willing 
rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with 
the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or 
absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear 
before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive 
the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, 
whether it be good or bad. 

JOB 5: 26. 

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock 
of corn cometh in his season. 

PSALM 71: 5, 9, 17-20. 

For thou art my hope, O Lord God; ihou art my trust 
from my youth. Cast me not oft m ihe time of old age; 
forsake me not when my strength faileth. O God, thou hast 
taught me from my youth; and hitherto have I declared thy 
wondrous works. Now also when 1 am old and grayheaded, 
O God, forsake me not; until 1 have :>hewed ihy strength 
unto this generation, and ihy power to every one that is to 
come. Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, 
shalt quicken me agam, and shait bring me up again from 
the depths of the earth. 

ISAIAH 46: 4. 

And even to your old age 1 am he: and even to hoar hairs 
will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; even I will 
carry, and will deliver you. 

PSALM {^o: 5, 6, 10. 

Thou carriest them away as witii a flood: they are as a sleep; 
in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In 
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it is cut down, and withereth. The days of our years are 
threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be 
fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it 
is soon cut off, and we fly away. 

ZECHARIAH I4: ?. 

But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, 
not day, nor night; but it shall come to pass, that at evening 
time it shall be light. 

GENESIS 49: 29-31. 

And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be 
gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave 
that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the cave that is 
in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land 
of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron 
the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place. There they 
buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac 
and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 

I KINGS 2: I, 2, 10. ^ 

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and 
he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the 
earth; be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man. So 
David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of 
David. 

MARK 5: 35-41. 

T A THILE he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the 
^ ^ synagogue's house certain v/hich said, Thy daughter 
is dead; why troublest thou the Master any further.? As soon 
as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the 
ruler of the synagogue. Be not afraid, only believe. And he 
suffered no man to follow him, save Peter and James, and 
John the brother of James. And he cometh to the house of 
the ruller of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them 



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that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he 
saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the dam- 
sel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to 
scorn. But when he had put them all out, he laketh the 
father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with 
him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. And he 
took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; 
which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 

MARK lo: 14-16. 

Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them 
not; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto 
you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a 
little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them 
up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 



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10. 



Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; foi 
I say unto you. That in heaven their angels do always behold 
the face of my Father which is in heaven. 

2 SAMUEL 12; 16-23, 

David therefore besought God for the child; and David 
fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. And 
the elders of his house arose, and went to feim, to raise him 
up from the earth; but he would not, neither did he eat bread 
with them. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the 
child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that 
the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was 
yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto 
our voice; how will he then vex. himself, if we tell him that 
the child is dead? But when David saw that his servants 
whispered, David perceived that the child was dead; therefore 
David said unto his servants, Is the child dead ? And they 
said, He is dead. Then David arose from the earth, and 
washed, and anointed himself and changed his apparel: and 
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came to his own house, and when he required, they set bread 
before him, and he did eat. Then said his servants unto 
him. What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast 
and weep for the child, while it was ahve; but when the child 
was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said. While 
the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who can 
tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may 
live.? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I 
bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not 
return to me. 

j*B I: 21. 

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be 
the name of the Lord. 

1 KINGS 17: 17-23. 

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the 
woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness 
was so sore, that there was no breath leit in him. And she 
said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man 
of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remem- 
brance, and to slay my son? And he said unto her. Give me 
thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried 
him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his 
own bed. And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord 
my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with 
whom I sojourn, by slaying her son ? And he stretched him- 
self upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and 
said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come 
into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; 
and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the 
chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; 
and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. 

2 KINGS 4: 18-26. 

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went out to his father to the reapers. And he said unto his 
father, My head, my head ! And he said to a lad, Carry him 
to his mother. And when he had taken him, and brought 
him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then 
died. And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the 
man of God, and shut the door upon 'him, and went out. 
And she called unto her husband, and said. Send me, I pray 
thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may 
run to the man of God, and come again. And he said. 
Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new 
moon, nor sabbath. And she sai(4 It shall be well. Then 
she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go 
forward; slack not thy riding lor me, except I bid thee. So 
she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. 
And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, 
that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that 
Shunammite; run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say 
unto her, Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband? is 
it well with the child? And she answered, It is well. 



PSALM 90. 

LORD, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all genera- 
tions. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever 
thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from ever- 
lasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to 
destruction; and sayest. Return, ye children of men. For a 
thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is 
past, and as a watch in the night. Thou earnest them away 
as with a flood; they are as a sleep; in the morning they are 
like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, 
and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 
For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are 
we troubled. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our 
secret sins in the light of thy countenance. For all our days 
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that is told. The days of our years are threescore years and 
ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet 
is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cat off, and 
we fly away. Who knoweth the power of thine anger ? even 
according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. So teach us to num- 
ber our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning 
thy servants. O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may 
rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad according to 
I the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein 
I we have seen evil. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, 
! and thy glory unto their children. And let die beauty of the 
Lord our God be upon us, and establish thou ihe work of our 
: hands upon us, yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 

I PETER i: 24. 

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the 
flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof 
falleth away. 

I CHRONICLES 29: 1 5. 

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were 
all our fathers; our days on the earth are as a shadow, and 
there is none abiding. 

TSIIB TJ3^r001srAr:E]S;T:EX2)- 

PSALM 49: 6-19. 

'T^^HEY that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in 
^ the multitude of their riches; none of them can by any 
means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him. 
For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for 
ever; that he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the 
brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Their 
inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, 
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lands afcer their own names. Like sheep they are laid in the 
grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have 
dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall 
consume in the grave from their dwelling. But God will 
redeem my soul from the power of the grave; for he shall 
receive me. Be not thou afraid when one is made rich; 
when the glory of his house is increased; for when he dieth 
he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after 
him. Though while he Uved he blessed his soul, (and men 
will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself;) he shall go 
to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 

ECCLESIASTES II: 9, 10. 

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart 
cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of 
thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, 
that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 
Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put av/ay evil 
from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity. 

ECCLESIASTES 12: I-7. 

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while 
the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou 
shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; while the sun, or the 
light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the 
clouds return after the rain. In the day when the keepers 
of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow 
themselves and the grinders cease because they are few, and 
those that look out of the windows be darkened, and the 
doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the j 
grinding is low, and he shall rise up at- the voice of the bird, 
and all the daughters of music shall be brought low. Also 
when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall 
be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the i 
grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail, because i 
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streets; or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl 
be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the 
wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to 
the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God who 
gave it. 

JAMES 4: 13-15- 

Go to now, ye that say. To-day or to-morrow we will go 
into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, 
and get gain; Whereas ye know not what shall be on the 
morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that 
appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For 
that ye ought to say. If the Lord will, we shall live, and do 
this or that. 

I CORINTHIANS 7: 29-3 1. 

But this I say, brethren, the time is short; it remaineth, 
that both they that have wives be as though they had none; 
and they that weep as though they wept not; and they that 
rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy as 
though they possessed not; and they that use this world, as 
not abusing it; for the fashion of this world passeth away. 

JOB 3: 17-19. 

' I ^HERE the wicked cease from troubhng; and there the 

-*- weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; they 

hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and the great 

are there; and the servant is free from his master. 

II TIMOTHY i: 12. 

For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that 
he is able to keep that which I have committed unto hirh 
against that day. 

JOHN 11: 11-15. 

These things said he; and after that he saith unto them, 
Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I m.ay awake 
him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he s-leep. 



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he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death, but 
they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And 
I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent 
ye may believe, nevertheless let us go unto him. 

JOHN 14: 1-4, 25-29. 

Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe \ 
also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if I 
it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a i 
place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I | 
will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I 
am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and ] 
the way ye know. These things have I spoken unto you, | 
being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the j 
Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall ; 
teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, , 
whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, j 
my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I 
unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be 
afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and 
come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, be- 
cause I said, I go unto the Father; for my Father is greater 
than 1. And now I have told you before it come to pass, 
that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 

JOHN 17: 24. 

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be 
with me where I am: that they may behold my glory, which 
thou hast given me; for thou lovedst me before the foundation 
of the world. 

REVELATION 7: 9-I7. 

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no 
man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, 
and tongues, stood betbre the throne, and before the Lamb, 
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with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to oar God which sitteth 
upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels 
stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the 
four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and 
worshipped God, saying. Amen; Blessing, and glory, and 
wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, 
be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the 
elders answered, saying unto me. What are these which are 
arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said 
unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me. These are 
they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed 
their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him 
day and night in his temple; and he that sitteth on the throne 
shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither 
thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any 
heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne 
shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of 
waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 

REVELATION 21: I-4, 22-27. 

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first 
heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was 
no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, 
coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride 
adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of 
heaven saying. Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, 
and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and 
God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God 
shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be 
no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there 
be any more pain; for the former things are passed away. 
And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty 
and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no 
need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the 
glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 



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And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the 
light of it; and the kings of the earth do bring their gloiy 
and honor into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at 
all by day; for there shall be no night there. And they shall 
bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there 
shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither 
whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie; but they 
which are written in the Lamb's book of life. 

REVELATION 22: I-5. 

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as 
crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, 
was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, 
and yielded her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree 
were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no 
more curse; but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be 
in it; and his servants shall serve him; and they shall see his 
face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there 
shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither 
light of the sun; for the Lord giveth them light, and they 
shall reign for ever and ever. 

I2;:bstj:e^S;ECtio2^. 
JOB 14: y-'^S- 

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will 
sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not 
cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and 
the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of j 
water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. But 
man dieth, and wasteth away : yea, man giveth up the ghost, 
and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea, and the 
flood decayeth and drieth up, so man lieth down, and riseth 
not; till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor 
be raised out of their sleep. Oh that thou wouldst hide me 
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wrath be passed, that thou wouldst appoint me a set time, 
and re-nember me. If a man die shall he live again ? all the 
days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. 
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee; thou wilt have a 
desire to the work of thine hands. 

JOHN 12: 24. 

Verily, verily, I say unto you. Except a corn of wheat fall 
into the ground and die, it abideth alone; but if it die, it 
bringeth forth much fruit. 

REVELATION I4: I3. 

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me. Write, 
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: 
Yea, saith the Spirit, ihat they may rest from their labours; 
and their works do follow them. 

PSALM 17: 15. 

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall 
be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. 

I CORINTHIANS I5: 12-26, 35 57. 

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how 
say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not 
risen: and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, 
and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false wit- 
nesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised 
up Christ; whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise 
not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised; and 
if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your 
sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are 
perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are 
of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the 
dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since 
by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of 
the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all i 



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be made alive. But even- man in his own order: Christ the 
first fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 
Then comelh the end, when he shall have delivered up the 
kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put 
down all rule, and all authority and power. For he must 
reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last 
enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 

But soijie man will say, How are the dead raised up? and 
with what body do they come.? Thou fool, that which thou 
sowest is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou 
sov/est, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, 
it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain; but God 
giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his 
own body. All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one 
kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, 
and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and 
bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celestial is one, and 
the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of 
the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of 
the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory. 

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in cor- 
ruption, it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it 
is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in 
power. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual 
body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 
And so it is written. The first man' Adam was made a living 
soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit 
that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; 
and afterward that which is spiritual 

The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is 
the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also 
that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are they also 
that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the 
earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now 
this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the 
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Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but 
we shall all be changed, in a monient, in the twinkling of an 
eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, and the 
dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mor- 
tal must put on immortality. So when ihis corruptible shall 
have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on 
immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is 
written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is 
thy sting ? O grave, where is thy victory ? The sting of 
death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks 
be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

REVELATION 20: 4-6. 

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment 
was given unto them; and I saw the souls of them that were 
beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, 
and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, 
neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in 
their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thous- 
and years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the 
thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; 
on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be 
priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a 
thousand years. 

JOHN II: 20-27, 41-44. 

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, 
went and met him'; but Mary sat still in the house. Then 
said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my 
brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatso- 
ever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith 
unto her. Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto 
him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the ; 
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life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall 
he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall 
never die. Believest thou this,^ She saith unto him, Yea, 
Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, 
which should come into the world. 

Then they took away the stone from the place where the 
dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, 
I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou 
hearest me always; but because of the people which stand by 
I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And 
when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, 
come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand 
and foot with graveclothes; and his face was bound about 
with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let 
him go. 

JOB 19: 25-27. 

For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall 
stand at the latter day upon the earth; and though after my 
skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God, 
whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and 
not another; though my reins be consumed within me. 

jiL. "weXjXj oip colyL:FOI^T. 

PSALM 69: 20. 

REPROACH hath broken my heart; and I am full of 
heaviness; and I looked for some to take pity, but there 
was none; and for comforters, but I found none. 

PSALM 119: 75, 76. 

I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that 
thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Let, I pray thee, thy 
merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word 
unto thy servant. 

2 CORINTHIANS 1 : 3-5. 

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
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forteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to com- 
fort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith 
we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of 
Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by 
Christ. 

COLLOSSIANS I; II. 

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious 
power, unto all patience and long suffering with joyfulness. 

2 THESSALONIANS 2: l6, I7. 

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our 
Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting 
consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your 
hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. 

ISAIAH 61: 1-3. 

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord 
hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he 
hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim lib- 
erty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them 
that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, 
and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that 
mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in- Zion, to give 
unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the 
garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might 
be called Trees of righteousness. The planting of the Lord, 
that he might be glorified. 

ISAIAH 51: II-I3. 

Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come 
with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon 
their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow 
and mourning shall flee away. I, even I, am he that com- 
forteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a 
man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made 
as grass; and forgettest the Lord thy Maker, that hath stretched 
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ISAIAH 66: 13. 
As one whom his mother comrorteth, so will I comfort you. 

PSALM 119: 49, 50, 54. 

Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou 
hast caused me to hope. ". his is my comfort in my affliction: 
for thy word hath quickened me. Thy statutes have been 
my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. 

HEBREWS 6: 13-20. 
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he 
could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying. Surely 
blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the prom- 
ise. For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for 
confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, 
willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise 
the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: that 
by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God 
to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for 
refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: which hope 
we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and 
which entereth into that within the vail; whither the forerun- 
ner is for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest for ever 
after the order of Melchisedec. 

2 CORINTHIANS 4: 8-II, 

We are troubled on ever}' side, yet not distressed; we are 
perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; 
cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the 
body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus 
might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are 
alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also 
of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 
ISAIAH 26: 8, 9. 

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited 
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remembrance of thee. With my soul have I desired thee in 
the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: 
for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of 
the world will learn righteousness. 

DEUTERONOMY 4 : 30,31. 

When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come 
upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord 
thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; (for the Lord 
thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither 
destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers, which he 
sware unto them. 

PSALM 78: 34, 35. 

When he slew them, then they sought him: and they re- 
turned and inquired early after God. And they remembered 
that God was their Rock, and the high God their Redeemer. 

JOB 34: 31. 32. 
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chas- 
tisement, I will not offend any more: that which I see not 
teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. 

ISAIAH 48: lO. 

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have 
chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 

MALACHi 3: 2, 3. 

But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall 
stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and 
like fullers' soap : and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of 
silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them 
as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an off- 
ering in righteousness. 

PSALM 40: 1-3. 

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, 
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pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and 
established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my 
mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, 
and shall trust in the Lord. 

JOHN 15: T, 2. 

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: 
and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may 
bring forth more fruit. 

HEBREWS 11: 17-19,32-40. 

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: 
and he that had received the promises offered up his only 
begotten son, of whom it was said. That in Isaac shall thy 
seed be called: accounting that God was able to raise him up, 
even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a 
figure. And what shall I more say ? for the time would fail 
me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of 
Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 
who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, 
obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched 
the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of 
weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to 
flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead 
raised to life again: -and others were tortured, not accepting deliv- 
erance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: and 
others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea 
moreover of bonds and imprisonment: they were stoned, they 
were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: 
they, wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being 
destitute, afflicted, tormented; of whom the world was not 
worthy: they wandered in deserts, and in m.ountains, and in 
dens and caves of the earth. And these all, having obtained 
a good report through faith, received not the promise: God 
having provided some better thing for us, that they without 
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SO we commit to the grave those we have loved and lost. 
Yet we sorrow not as those who have no hope; but patiently 
wait for the morning of the first resurrection; when those who 
are Christ's shall rise with him. 



PSALM 90: 1-4, 12-17. 

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. 
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst 
formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to 
everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction; 
and sayest. Return, ye children of men. For a thousand 
years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as 
a watch in the night. So teach us to number our days, that 
we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Return, O Lord, 
how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. O 
satisfy us early with thy mercy, that we may rejoice and be 
glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days wherein 
thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen 
evil. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory 
unto their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our 
God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands 
upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 

I CORINTHIANS I5: 5I-57. 

Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but 
we shall all be changed; in a moment, in the twinkling of 
an eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, 
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be 
changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, 
and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this 
corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal 
shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass 
the saying that is written. Death is swallowed up in victory. 
O death, where is thy sting ? O grave, where is thy victory ? 



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The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through 
our Lord Jesus Christ. 



In behalf of these sorrowing friends, I extend their heartfelt 
gratitude to those who have so tenderly aided them in burning 
their dead. The Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt 
with the dead, and with them. 



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T The miniater, meeting the corpse at the entrance of the church- 
yard, and going before it, either 4nto the church or towards the 
grave, ehall say or sing : 

AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord. He 
that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he 
live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never 
die. 

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand 
at the latter day upon the earth; and though after my skin 
worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God; 
whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and 
not another. 

We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can 
carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken 
away; blessed be the name of the Lord. 

^ After they are come into the church, shall be said or sung the 
following Anthem, taken fronj the thirty-ninth and ninetieth 
Psalms. 

LORD, let me know my end, and the number of m\- da\s; 
that I may be certified how long I have to live. Behold, 
thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine 
age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every 
man living is altogether vanity. For man walketh in a vain 
shadows and disquieteth himself in vain; he heapeth up riches, 
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what is my hope? Truly my hope is even in thee.i Deliver 
me from all mine offences; and make me not a rebuke unto 
the foolish. When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for 
sin, thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were 
a moth fretting a garment: every man therefore is but vanity. 
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears consider my 
calling: hold not thy peace at my tears. For I am a stranger 
with ihee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. O i--pare 
me a little, that I may recover my strength, before I go hence, 
and be no more seen. Lord, thou hast been our refuge, from 
one generation to another. Before the mountains were 
brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, thou 
art God from everlasting, and world without end. Thou 
turnest man to destruction; again thou sayest, Come again, 
ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are 
but as yesterday; seeing that is past as a watch in the night. 
As soon as thou scaiterest them, they are even n a sleep; and 
fade away suddenly like the grass. In morning it is green, 
and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, 
and withered. For we consume away in thy displeasure; and 
are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. Thou hast set our 
misdeeds before thee; and our secret sins in the light of thy 
countenance. For when thou art angry, all our days are 
gone: We bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is 
told. The days of our age are threescore years and ten; and 
though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years, 
yet is iheir strength then but labour and sorrow;- so soon 
passeth it away, and we are gone. So teach us to number 
our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Glory 
be to the Father, and to ttie Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as 
it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world 
without end, Amen, 

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T When they come to the grave, while the corpse is made ready 
to be laid into the earth, shall be sung or said: 

1\ /f AN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to 
^ -*-live, and is full of miser}'. He cometh up, and is cut 
down like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never 
continueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in death: 
of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who 
for our sins art justly displeased? Yet, O Lord God most 
holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, 
deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Thou 
knowest. Lord, the secrets of our hearts: shut not thy merci- 
ful ears to our prayers; bat spare us. Lord most holy, O God 
most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most wordiy 
Judge eternal, suifer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of 
death, to fall from thee. 

1 Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the body by some 
standing by, the Minister shall say: 

T^'ORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his 
-^ wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our 
deceased brother, we therefore commit his body to the 
ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; looking 
for the general resurrection in the last day, and the life of the 
world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ; at whose 
second coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, the 
earth and the sea shall give up their dead; and the corrupti- 
ble bodies of those who sleep, in him shall be changed, and 
made like unto his own glorious body; according to the 
mJghty working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto 
hi mi self. 

^ Then shall be said or sung : 

I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me. Write, 
from henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; 
even so saith the Spirit: for they rest from their labours. 

^ Then the Minister shall say the Lord's Prayer: 

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it 
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US our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. 
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. 
Amen. 

T Then the minister aliall say one or both of the following Prayers, 
at his discretion. 

ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits of those 
who depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the 
souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden 
of the flesh, are in joy and lelicity; we give thee hearty thanks 
for the good examples of all those thy servants, who, having 
finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labours. 
And we beseech thee, that we, with all those who are departed 
in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our perfect con- 
summation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and 
everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



O merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
is the resurrection and the life; in whom whosoever believeth, 
shall live, though he die; and whosoever liveth and believeth 
in him, shall not die eternally; who also hath taught us, by 
his holy apostle Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without 
hope, for those who sleep in him; we humbly beseech thee, 
O Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of 
righteousness; that when we shall depart this life, we may rest 
in him; and that at the general resurrection in the last day, 
we may be found acceptable in thy sight; and receive that 
blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pronounce to 
all who love and fear thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children 
of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the 
beginning of the world. Grant this, we beseech thee, O 
merciful Father, through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Re- 
deemer. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, 
and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us ail ever- 
more. Amen. 



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1. Dear Father, to thy mercy seat 

My soul for shelter flies ; 
'Tis here I find a safe retreat, 
When storms and tempests rise. 

2. My cheerful hope can never die, 

If thou, my God, art near; 
Thy grace can raise my comforts high, 
And banish every fear. 

3. My great Protector and my Lord, 

Thv constant aid impart; 
Oh, let thy kind, thy gracious word 
Sustain' my trembling heart! 

4. Oh, never let my soul remove 

From this divine retreat ! 
Still let me trust thy power and love. 
And dwell beneath thy feet. 



PORTUGUESE 



HYMN. 




£ How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, 
Is laid for vour faith in his excellent word! _ 
What more' can he say than to you he has said. 
You who unto Jesus for refuge hath fled ? 

2 In eveiy condition, in sickness and health, 
* In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth, 
At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea, 
As thy day may demand, shall thy strength ever be. 

-y E'en down to old age, all thy people shall prove 
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love; 
\nd when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, 
Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne. 

4 The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, 
I will not, I will not, desert to its foes ; 
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, 
I'll never, no never, no never, forsake ! 



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I. Sister, thou wast mild and lovely, 
Gentle as the summer breeze, 
Pleasant as the air of evening, 
When it floats among the trees. 




2. Peaceful be thy silent slumber, 
Peaceful in the grave so low ; 
Thou no m.ore wilt join our number; 
Thou no more our songs shall know. 




3. Yet again we hope to meet thee, 
When the day of life is fled; 
Then in heaven with joy to greet thee, 
Where no farewell tear is shed. 




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I. Jesus, lover of my soul, 
Let me to thy bosom fly, 
While the raging billows roll. 

While the tempest still is high. 
Hide me, my-Savior. hide. 
Till the storm of life is past ; 
, Safe into the haven guide, 

receive my soul at last. . 




2. Other refuge have 1 none, 

Hangs my helpless soul on thee : 
Leave, ah ! leave me not alone ; 

Still support and comfort me. 
All my trust on thee is stayed ; 

All my help from thee I bring; 
Cover my defenceless head 

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1. When shall we meet again — meet ne'er to sever? 
When shall Peace wreathe her chain round us forever ? 
Our hearts will ne'er repose safe from each blast that blows 
In this dark vale of woes — never — no, never ! 

2. When shall love freely flow pure as life's river? 
When shall sweet friendship glow changeless forever ? 
Where joys celestial thrill, where bliss each heart shall fill, 
And fears of parting chill never — ^no, never ! 

3. Up to that world of light take us, dear Savior; 
May we all there unite, happy forever; 

Where kindred spirits dwell, there may our music swell, 
And time our joys dispel never — no, never! 

4. Soon shall we meet again, meet ne'er to sever; 
Soon will Peace wreathe her chain round us forever : 
Our hearts will then repose secure from worldly woes ; 
Our songs of praise shall close never — no, never ! 



ASLEEP IN JESUS. 




1. AST-EEP in Jesus ! blessed sleep! 
From which none ever wakes to weep: 
A calm and undisturbed repose, 
Unbroken by the last of foes. 

2. Asleep in Jesus ! O how sweet 
To be for such a slumber meet ! 
With holy confidence to sing 

That death hath lost its venomed sting. 

3. Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest ! 
Whose waking is supremely blest; 
No fear, no woe, shall dim that liour, 
W^hich manifests the Savior's power. 



4. Asleep in Jesus ! O, for me 
May such a blissful refuge be ! 
Securely shall my ashes lie, 
And wait the summons from on high. 



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I WOULD not live alway ; I ask not to stay 
WTiere storm after storm rises dark o'er the way : 
The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here 
Are enough for life's joys, full enough for its cheer. 

I would not live alway; no — welcome the tomb ! 
Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom : 
There sweet be my rest till he bid me arise, 
To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 

Who, who would live alway, away from his God — 
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode. 
Where rivers of pleasure flow bright o'er the plains. 
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns ? 

There saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Savior and brethren transported to greet ; 
While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll. 
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. 



THE SHINING SHORE. 



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1. My days are gliding swiftly by, 

And I, a pilgrim stranger. 
Would not detain them as they fly. 
Those hours of toil and danger. 

Chorus — For now we stand on Jordan's strand, 
Our friends are passing over ; 
And just before, the shining shore 
We may almost discover. 

2. We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear, 

Our heavenly home discerning ; 
Our absent Lord has left us word, 
Let eveiy lamp be burning. 

3. Should coming days be cold and dark, 

We need not cease our singing; 

That perfect rest nought can molest 

Whei-e golden harps are ringing. 

4. Let sorrows rudest tempest blow. 

Each chord on earth to sever, 
Our King says come, and there's our home. 
Forever 1 O, forever! 



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REST FOR THE WEARY. 



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1. In the Christian's home in glory, 

There remains a land of rest ; 
There the Savior's gone before me. 
To fulfill my soul's request. 

Chorus — There is rest for the weary, 

There is rest for you ; 
On the other side of Jordan, 

In the sweet fields of Eden, 
Where the tree of life is Ijlooming, 

There is rest for you. 

2. He is fitting up my mansion, 

Which eternally shall stand. 
For my stay shall not be transient 
In that holy, happy land. 

3. Pain or sickness ne'er shall enter, 

Grief nor woe my lot shall share; 
But in that celestial center, 
I a crown of life shall wear. 

4. Sing, O, sing, ye heirs of glory; 

Shout your triumph as you go ; 
Zion's gate will open for you, 

You shall find an entrance through. 

SWEET REST IN HEAVEN. 



1. Come, brethren, do'nt grow weary. 
But let us journey on; 

The moments will not tarry. 
This life will soon be gone. 

The passing scenes all tell us 
That death will surely come ; 

These bodies soon will molder 
In th' dark and dreary tomb. 
Chorus — There is sweet rest in heaven, etc. 

2. Loved ones have gone before us. 

They beckon us away, 
O'er aerial plains they're soaring. 

Blest in eternal day ; 
But we are in the army. 

And dare not leave our post ; 
We'll fight until we conquer 

The foe's most mighty host. 



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On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, 

And cast a wishful eye 
To Canaan"-s fair and happy land, 

Where my possessions lie. 

Oh, the transporting, rapturous scene, 

That rises to my sight ! 
Sweet fields, arrayed in living green, 

And rivers of delight. 

O'er all those wide-extended plains 

Shines one eternal day; 
There God the Son forever reigns. 

And scatters night away. 

No chilling winds nor poisonous breath 
Can reach that healthful shore; 

Sickness and sorrow, pain and death. 
Are felt and feared no more. 

HEAVEN IS MY HOME. 

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1. I'm but a stranger here. 

Heaven is my home ; 
Eaich is a desert drear. 

Heaven is my home. 
Danger and sorrow stand 
Round me on every hand; 
Heaven is my fatherland. 

Heaven is my home. 

2. "What though the tempest rage, 

Heaven is my home; 
Short is my pilgrimage. 

Heaven is my home. 
Time's cold and wintry blast 
Soon will be overpast ; 
I shall reach home at last. 

Heaven is my home. 

3. There at my Savior's side, 

Heaven is my home ; 
I shall be glorified, 

Heaven is my home. 
There are the good and blest. 
Those I loved most and best, 
There, too, I soon shall rest, 

Heaven is mv home. 



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1 . Why do we mourn departing friends, 

Or shake at death's alarms ? 
'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends 
To call them to his arms. 

2, Are we not tending upward, too, 

As fast as time can move ? 
Nor would we wish the hours more slow, 
To keep us from our love. 

J. Why should we tremble to convey 
Their bodies to the tomb ? 
There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, 
And left a long perfume. 

4. The graves of all the saints he blest, 

And softened every bed ; 
Where should the dying members rest 
But with their dying Head ? 

5, Thence he arose, ascending high, 

And showed our feet the way; 
Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly 
At the great rising day. 



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1. Come ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish; 

Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel; 
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; 
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. 

2. Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, 

Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure ; 
Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying, 
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure. 



Here see the bread of life ; see waters flowing 
Forth from the throne of God, pure fi'om above; 

Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing, 
Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove. 



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SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER? 




1. Shall we gather at the river, 

Where bright angel feet have trod ; 
With its crystal tide forever 

Flowing by the throne of God ? 

Chorus — Yes, we'll gather at tiie river, etc. 

2. On the margin of the river, 

Washing up its silver spray, 

We will walk and worship ever, 

All the happy golden day. 

3. On the bosom of the river, 

Where the Savior-King we own, 
We shall meet and sorrow never, 
'Neath the glory of the throne. 

4. Soon we'll reach the shining river, 

Soon our pilgrimage will cease ; 
Soon our happy hearts will quiver 
W^ith the melody of peace. 



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1. Oh, for the death of those 

Who slumber in the Lord ! 
Oh, be like theirs my last repose. 
Like theirs my last reward ! 

2. Their bodies in the ground. 

In silent hope, may lie, 
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound 
Shall call them to the sky. 

3. Their ransomed spirits soar. 

On wings of faith and love, 

To meet the Savior they adore, 

And reign with him above. 



Oh, for the death of those 
Who slumber in the Lord ! 

Oh, be like theirs my last repose, 
Like theirs my last reward ! 



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WE ARE COMING, BLESSED SAVIOR. 




1. We are coming, blessed Savior, 

We hear thy gentle voice ; 
We would be thine forever, 
And in thy love rejoice. 

Chorus — We are coming, etc., 

We hear thy gentle voice. 

2. We are coming, blessed Savior, 

To meet that happy band, 

And sing with them forever. 

And in thy presence stand. 

3. We are coming, blessed Savior, 

Our Father's house we see— 
A glorious mansion ever 
For those that trust in thee. 

4. We are coming, blessed Savior, 

That happy home is ours; 
If here we gain thy favor. 

We'll reach those fragrant bowers. 



REST. 




I. How blest the righteous when he dies! 
When sinks a weary soul to rest ! 
How mildly beam the closing eyes ! 
How gently heaves th' expiring breast ! 

2. So fades a summer cloud away ; 

So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; 
So gently shuts the eye of day ; 
So dies a wave along the shore. 

3. A holy quiet reigns around, 

A calm which life nor death destroys; 
And naught disturbs that peace profound 
Which his unfettered soul enjoys. 

4. Life's labor done, as sinks the clay. 

Light from its load the spirit flies. 
While heaven and earth combine to say, 
" How blest the righteous when he dies!" 



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FOSTER. 



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We speak of the realms of the blest, 
That country so bright and so fair, 

And oft are its glories confessed ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 



2. We speak of its freedom from sin, 
From sorrow, temptation and care. 
From trials without and within ; 
But what must it be to be there ! 



3. We speak of its service of love, 

The robes which the glorified wear, 
The church of the first-born above ; 
But what n(iust it be to be there ! 

4. O, Lord, in this valley of woe, 

Our spirits for heaven prepare, 
And shortly we also shall know 
And feel what it is to be there ! 




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1, Father, whate'er ©f earthly bliss 

Thy sovereign will denies, 
Accepted at thy throne of grace, 
Let this petition rise ; 

2. Give me a calm, a thankful heart, 

From every murmur free ; 
The blessings of thy grace impart. 
And make me live to thee. 



3. Let the sweet hope that thou art mine, 
My life and death attend; 
Thy presence through my journey shine. 
And crown my journey's end. 



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^VOODLAND. 



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1. There is an hour of peaceful rest. 

To mourning wanderers given ; 
There is a joy for souls distressed, 
A balm for every wounded breast, . 

'Tis found above — in heaven. 

2. There is a home for weary souls, 

By sin and sorrow driven ; 
When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, 
"Where storms arise, and ocean rolls, 

And all is drear — but heaven. 

3. There faith lifts up her cheerful eye 

To brighter prospects given ; 
And views the tempest passing by, 
The evening shadows quickly fly. 

And all serene — in heaven. 

4, There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, 
And joys supreme are given ; 
There rays divine disperse the gloom ; 
Beyond the confines of the tomb 
Appears the dawn of heaven ! 



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1. My heavenly home is bright and fair; 
Nor pain, nor death can enter there ; 
Its glitt'ring towers the sun outshine ; 
That heav'nly mansion shall be mine. 

Chorus — I'm going home, to die no more, etc. 

2. My Father's house is built on high, 
Far, far above the starry sky ; 
When from this earthly prison free, 
That heavenly mansion mine shall be. 

3. Let others seek a home below. 

Which flames devour, or waves o'erflow; 

Be mine a happier lot to own 

A heavenly mansion near the throne. 



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I. 

r^ OD is a Father; and he, always mindful of the highest 
^^ interests and purest happiness of his children, has said 
"It is not good for man to be alone: — Therefore shall a man 
leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; 
and they shall be one flesh." 

Honoring God's law; having chosen each other out of the 
world for the mutual love and labor of life; you now present 
yourselves to be united in marriage. 

If this be your purpose you will join right hands. 
Remembering that the eye of God is upon you; in the 
presence of these witnesses, you mutually promise to love 
each other; aiding^in weakness; sheltering in danger; sym- 
pathizing in affliction; being one in the joys and sorrows, one 
in the trials and triumphs, of life, until death shall divide you. 

Do YOU THUS promise ? 

Then, by virtue of the authority vested in me as a minister 
of Christ, and in harmony with the laws of this Commonwealth, 
I pronounce you husband and wife. "What therefore God 
hath joined together, let not man put asunder." 

FATHER, without whose blessing our words are vain and 
meaningless, add thy benediction. May these, now pro- 
nounced one, be one indeed; in heart and life, in love and 
labor. That this our prayer may be answered, and thy 
purpose concerning them be accomplished, make them one 
in Christ Jesus. 

When the bright days come to their lives, may they 
acknowledge, and rejoice in, the Sun of Righteousness. 
When the darkness falls, may they find in thee their light. 



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May they be long useful to each other; useful in the world, 
where thou hast bid them labor; and, at last, may they rest 
in Christ, and reap the reward of those who are faithful unto 
death: to thy glory, through Jesus Christ. Amen. 

(If it is desirable to use a ring in the service, and yet retain 
this simple form, instead of the answer to the question " Do 
you thus promise"? the ring may be placed upon the finger.) 



II. 

JOHN 2: I, 2. 

A ND the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; 
-^^^ and the mother of Jesus was there: and both Jesus was 
called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 

EPHESiANS 5: 22-25, 28-31. 

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto 
the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as 
Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Saviour of the 
body. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved 
the church, and gave himself for it; so ought men to love 
their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife 
loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; 
but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his 
bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, 
and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be 
one flesh. 

MALACHI 2: 15, 16. 

And did not he make one? Therefore take heed to your 
spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his 
youth. For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth 
putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, 
saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, 
that ye deal not treacherously. 



As God has designed that the covenant, into which you 
are about to enter, should be broken bv death alone, I chare:e 



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you, in the fear of God, to consider well the purposes of your 
hearts, and the vows of your lips. 

You WILL JOIN RIGHT HANDS. 

Do you take this woman, whose hand you hold, to be 
your true and lawful wife: and do you promise to love, cherish, 
honor and protect her, until death shall divide you.? 

Do you take this man, whose hand you hold, to be your 
true and lawful husband: and do you promise to love, cherish 
and honor him, until death shall divide you.? 

God has heard the solemn promises you have made to each 
other. As his servant, I pronounce you husband and wife. 

And may He, whose law you now honor, keep you faithful 
to your marriage vows; unite your hearts in the bond of 
perfectness and peace; and bring you, through the love and 
labor of earth, to ihe rest and joy of heaven. Amen. 



OF THE 

DEARLY beloved, we are gathered together here in the 
sight of God, and in the face of this company, to join 
together this man and this woman in holy matrimony; which 
is commended of Saint Paul to be honorable among all men; 
and therefore is not by any to be entered into unadvisedly or 
lightly; but reverently, discretely, advisedly, soberly, and in 
the fear of God. Into this holy estate these two' persons 
present come now to be j'oined. If any man can show just 
cause why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him 
now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace. 

t An-l also speaking unto the persons who are to be married, he 
shall say: 

T REQUIRE and charge you both (as ye will answer at 
-•- the dreadful day of judgment when the secrets of all 
hearts shall be disclosed) that if either of you know any im- 
pediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in 



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matrimony, ve do now confess it; for be ye well assured, that 
if any persons are joined together otherwise than as God's 
word doth allow, their marriage is not lawful. 

T The Minister, if he shall have reason to donbtof the lawfulness 
of the proposed Marriage, may demand sufficient surety for his 
indemnification: but if no impediment shall be alleged, or sus- 
pected, the Minister shall say to the man: 

M.T A riLT thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, to 
' ^ live together after God's ordinance, in the holy 
estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, hon- 
our, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all 
others, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live? 

'i The Man shall answer : 
I will. 

^ Then the Minister shall say unto the woman, 

N.T A riLT thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to 
V V live together after God's ordinance in the holy 
estate of matrimony? Wilt diou obey him, and serve him, 
love, honour, and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, 
forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye 
both shall live? 

T The woman shall answer: 

I wiU. 

T" Then shall the Minister say: 

Who giveth this woman to be married to this man? 

I^Then shall they give their troth to each other in this manner: 
The Minister receiving the woman at her father's or friend's 
hands, shaH cause the man with his right hand to take the woman 
by her right hand, and to say after him as followeth : 

IM. take thee N. to my wedded wife, to have and to hold 
from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for 
poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till 
death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and 
thereto I plight fhee my troth. 

1" Then shall they loose their hands, and the woman with her 
right hand taking- the man by his right hand shall likewise say 
af^ter the Minister : 

IN. take thee M. to my wedded husband, to have and to 
hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer 
for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to 



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obey, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; j 

and thereto I give thee my troth. \ 

\ Then shall they again loose their hands; and the man shall 
give unto the woman a ring. And the Minister taking the ring 

shall deliyer it unto the man, to put it upon the fourth^ finger of I 

the -woman's left hand. And the man holding the ring there, and | 

taught by the Minister, shall say: f 

WITH this ring I thee wed. and with all my worldly j 

goods I thee endow; In the name of the Father, and [ 

of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. ! 

^ Then the man, leaving the ring upon the fourth finger of the | 

woman's left hand, the minister shall say: | 

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LET US PRAY. 

OUR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name, f 

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it I 

is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive | 

us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. j 

And lead us not into temptation; but dehver us from evil. [ 
Amen. 

O ETERNAL God, Creator and Preserver of all man- | 

kind, giver of all spiritual grace, the author of everlast- j 

ing life; send thy blessing upon these thy servants, this man [ 

and this woman, whom we bless in thy Name; that as Isaac 1 

and Rebecca lived faithfully together, so these persons may [ 

surely perform and keep the vow and covenant betwixt them i. 

made, (whereof this, ring given and received is a token and [ 

pledge,) and may ever remain in perfect love and peace to- | 

gether; and live according to thy laws, through Jesus Christ ; 
our Lord. Amen. 

^ Then shall the Minister join their right hands together, and say: 

n~^HOSE whom God hath joined together let no man put 
-*- asunder. 

^ Then shall the Minister gpeak unto the company : 

FORASMUCH as M. and N. have consented together in 
holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God 
and this company, and thereto have given and pledged their 



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troth, each to the other, and have declared the same by giving 
and receiving a ring, and by joining hands, I pronounce that 
they are Man and Wife; in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son. and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

^ And the Minister shall add this Blessing : 

GOD the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, bless, 
preserve, and keep you: The Lord mercifully with his 
favour look upon you and fill you with all spiritual benedic- 
tion and grace; that ye may so live together in this life, that 
in the world to come ye may have life everlasting. Amen. 



NOW the God of peace, that brough' again from the dead 
our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, 
ihrough the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you 
perfect in ever}' good work to do his will, working in you 
that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; 
to whom be glory for 'ever and ever. Amen. — Hebrews xiii. 
20, 21. 

The peace of God which passeth all understanding, keep 
your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Now unto God 
and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. — Philip- 
pians iv. 7, 20. 

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, 
and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. 
Amen. — 2 Corinthians xiii. 14. 

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and 
from the Lord Jesus Christ. — i Corinthians i. 3. 

To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. 
Amen. Romans xvi. 27. 

Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the 
Lord Jesus Christ.— Philemon 3. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 
Revelation xxii. 21. 



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DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 



Presiding Officer: To call the assembly to order; to 
present items of business for consideration; to put to vote all 
questions properly introduced; to preserve order and decorum; 
to enforce all parliamentary rules, or rules of order made by 
the body; to receive and announce all communications; to 
appoint Committees, unless otherwise ordered: in a word, to 
stand as the representative of the body, faithfully executing 
its will. 

Recording Officer: To make a true record of the finished 
work of the assembly; to read all documents called for; to 
notify committees of their appointment, and the work re- 
quired of them; to hold in safe keeping the journal, and all 
documents belonging to the bodyf and, in general, to assist 
the Presiding Officer, and do the bidding of the body. 

RIGHTS OF members. 

All members of a deliberative body have equal rights in 
introducing business, discussing measures proposed, and 
voting on questions. Every individual, therefore, has a right 
to demand a respectful hearing, while in order. 

BREACHES OF DECORUM. 

Passing between the Presiding Officer and a member 
addressing the Chair; talking and whispering, to the annoy- 
ance of one speaking, and the interruption of business; 
walking about the room during the session; interrupting a 
speaker; abstracting the papers of the Recording Officer; or 
in any way hindering business, annoying the assembly, or 
acting in an ungentlemanly way among gentlemen. 



04 PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE. 

COMMITTEES, 

Are either select or standing; are elected by the body, or 
nominated by the Presiding Officer and confirmed by the body, 
to facilitate business, and do the bidding of those appointing 
•them. Hence the powers and duties of Committees will 
depend much upon the instructions given them. 

During the sitting of a Committee, its form may be changed; 
its membership may be enlarged or reduced; and it may be 
even charged with entirely different duties from those originally 
prescribed. 

It is customary to give the mover and seconder of a meas- 
ure the first places on a Committee. 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. 

The Presiding officer, on leaving the chair, usually appoints 
a chairman of the Committee; yet the Committee may 
choose its own Chairman. 

In Committee of the Whole, there is no way of suppressing 
debate, except by moving that the Committee rise. 

A member may speak as often as he wishes, if he can ob- 
tain the floor. When the business is finished, the Committee 
rises, the Presiding Officer of the body resumes the chair, and 
the Committee, through its chairman, reports to the body. 

INTRODUCING BUSINESS. 

All motions must be presented in writing, unless the Pre- 
siding Officer consents to receive them in other forms. 

No motion can be considered until it is presented inform, 
seconded, and stated by the Presiding Officer. When so pre- 
sented it becomes the property of the body, and cannot be 
withdrawn without general consent; neither can any oiher 
question be considered, unless it be one previous in its nature, 
or one made the order for that time. 

SUPPRESSION CF DEBATE. 

This may be done ( i ) by a call for the previous question; 
(2) a mo'ion to lay on the lable: ( ^) to postpone to a definite 



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time; (4 ) to postpone indefinitely; (5) to refer to a Committee, 
or re-commit; (6) to adjourn. 

TIMES OF SPEAKING. 

No member has a right to speak more than once to the 
same question, without permission of the body, unless some 
personal reference, or misunderstanding demands an explan- 
ation. 

No Qne has a right to interrupt a speaker, even to avoid 
misunderstanding, or to make a personal explanation, except 
by consent. 

PRIVILEGED QUESTIONS. 

Adjournment: This takes precedence of other questions, 
but is not properly, "always in order." 

Suspension of a Rule : This supercedes the original ques- 
tion, and is first decided. 

Rights and Privileges: Any question relating to the 
rights and privileges of the body, or one of its members. 

SUBSIDIARY questions. 

Lie on the Table: This takes precedence of all other 
subsidiary motions. 

Previous Question: If first moved prevents other subsid- 
iary motions. 

Postponement: Same as previous question. A motion to 
postpone indefinitely may be amended by a motion to post- 
pone to a definite time; or one time may be substituted for 
another, by amendment. 

Commitment: Same as preceding. A motion to commit, 
or re-commit, may be amended so as to instruct or change 
the form of the Committee. 



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FORMULAS. 



Form for License to Preach. 

To any church of our Lord Jesus Christ: 
Greeting: 

Know that, at a regular meeting of 
the church, held i8 , 

our brother was formally licensed 

to preach the gospel. Believing him to possess the requisite 
gifts, and to be called of God to this work, we commend him 
to your sympathy and co-operation; and pray that he maybe 
abundantly successful in winning souls to Christ. 
Bv order, and in behalf of the church. 

Clerk. 
Pastor. 



Form for Traveling Letter, 

To any church of Christ: 

Beloved in the Lord: 

The bearer, is a member 

With us, in good standing. During his temporary absence 

we heartily commend him to your fellowship; and pray for 

his welfare, and safe return. Church. 

Clerk. 
Pastor. 



Form for Call of Ecclesiastical Council. 

The Church, 

To • Greeting: 

Dear Brethren: 

You arc hereby requested to 
send as delegates, to sit 

with us in council, at on 

the day of . 1 8 , to take into 

consideration the propriety, of 
Done by order, and in behalf of the Church, this 
day of i8 . 

Clerk. 



FORMULAS. 6 7 



Form for Church Letter of Dismission. 

To the Church. 

Greeting : 

Beloved in the Lord: 

At a meeting of the Church, 

held on the day of l8 , our 

brother , at his 

own request, was dismissed from our body, and cordially 
recommended to fellowship and membership with you. 

Receive him to your hearts; and may he and you prove 
indeed members of that body, of which Christ is the head. 

If he is received by you within months, and 

the accompanying notice is returned to us, he will be con- 
sidered regularly dismissed; otherwise this letter will be null 
and void. 

Clerk. 

[On another page, which can be detached, the following 
is written, or printed; to be returned to the church from which 
the member was dismissed.] 

To the Church, at 

You are hereby informed that 
on the day of "" l8 , 

was received into fellowship with us, on presentation of the 
accompanying letter. 

Clerk. 



Note.— An admirable Letter of Dismission, for the use of Baptist Chnrches, 
is published by the American Baptist Publication Society. 



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